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Sha Tin · 2026-01-25 · 08:10

THE STEWARDS' CUP

Race 8

Group 1 GOOD TO FIRM 1600m Course A+3 9 runners

Race 8 ("THE STEWARDS' CUP") at Sha Tin on 2026-01-25 was Group 1 over 1600m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. ROMANTIC WARRIOR, ridden by J McDonald and trained by C S Shum, won, with LUCKY SWEYNESSE second and VOYAGE BUBBLE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. Victory came as the 1.5 favourite.

Track detail
Penetrometer 2.7199999999999998

Result

Official · 1:32.60
Pos No. Horse Draw Odds Margin
1 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR Closed strongly TT 1:32.60 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) J McDonald · C S Shum 7 1.5
2 3 LUCKY SWEYNESSE Closed strongly K C Leung · K L Man 8 47.0 1-3/4
3 2 VOYAGE BUBBLE Closed strongly CP Z Purton · P F Yiu 6 3.9 3-1/2
4 8 MY WISH A Badel · M Newnham 2 5.9
4 9 SUNLIGHT POWER Closed strongly C Y Ho · P F Yiu 9 53.0
6 4 BEAUTY JOY Closed strongly TT B Avdulla · A S Cruz 3 125.0 5-1/4
7 6 GALAXY PATCH V/TT M Guyon · P C Ng 4 26.0 5-1/2
8 7 STRAIGHT ARRON B-/V2 D B McMonagle · D A Hayes 5 114.0 7
9 5 RED LION Led early H Bowman · J Size 1 23.0 22

Race shape

Beaten lengths
1. ROMANTIC WARRIOR2. LUCKY SWEYNESSE+1.75L3. VOYAGE BUBBLE+3.5L6. BEAUTY JOY+5.25L7. GALAXY PATCH+5.5L8. STRAIGHT ARRON+7L9. RED LION+22L

Model ratings

Backtest · wf-2025-26
The model's top pick ROMANTIC WARRIOR (56.8%) won this race. Out-of-sample backtest: this board was produced by a model trained only on seasons before this race — it never saw this result.
Rank No. Horse Win % Rated price Pos
1 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR 56.8% 1.76 1
2 2 VOYAGE BUBBLE 15.5% 6.45 3
3 8 MY WISH 11.1% 9.05 4
4 5 RED LION 4.2% 24.02 9
5 6 GALAXY PATCH 3.5% 28.77 7
6 3 LUCKY SWEYNESSE 3.1% 32.69 2
7 9 SUNLIGHT POWER 2.5% 40.19 4
8 4 BEAUTY JOY 1.7% 57.27 6
9 7 STRAIGHT ARRON 1.7% 59.13 8
ROMANTIC WARRIOR — wonVOYAGE BUBBLEMY WISHRED LIONGALAXY PATCHLUCKY SWEYNESSESUNLIGHT POWERBEAUTY JOYSTRAIGHT ARRON

Model vs market

Each dot is a runner: model probability across, market-implied probability up. Dots on the dashed line mean the two agreed; the gold ring is the actual winner.

Ratings are statistical estimates for analysis, not betting advice — the backtest shows no profitable edge against the Hong Kong win market. How the model works →

Dividends

Per $10 unit

WIN

1 15.5

PLACE

1 10.5

2 11.5

3 45.5

QUINELLA

1,3 275

QUINELLA PLACE

1,2 14

1,3 64.5

2,3 115.5

FORECAST

1,3 410

TIERCE

1,3,2 1,139

TRIO

1,2,3 135

FIRST 4

1,2,3,8 63

1,2,3,9 272

QUARTET

1,3,2,8 1,947

1,3,2,9 5,608

All pools (1 more)

7TH DOUBLE

4/1 102.5

4/3 466.5